Scott A. Keller Named General Counsel of Chevron

Scott A. Keller was named General Counsel of Chevron on May 29, 2026, according to Business Wire.

Chevron named Scott A. Keller general counsel on May 29, 2026, with a July 1 start; he is expected to become chief legal officer effective January 1, 2027, ahead of R. Hewitt Pate’s planned retirement in mid-2027. Keller is a cofounder of Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP and a former Solicitor General of Texas. (Source: Business Wire.)

Who is the general counsel of Chevron?

Scott A. Keller took the General Counsel role at Chevron in May 2026, as reported by Business Wire. Legal leadership changes often, so check Chevron’s own leadership page for the latest. If you know of a newer move, tell us and we will update the directory.

More legal leadership moves at Chevron

• R. Hewitt Pate Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer of Chevron (May 27, 2026)

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• Andrew Bainbridge Named General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Oliver Wyman (May 29, 2026)
• Jason L. Groves Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of Medifast (May 29, 2026)
• Kathleen Shea Ballay Steps Down as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of UGI Corporation (May 28, 2026)
• R. Hewitt Pate Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer of Chevron (May 27, 2026)
• Scott Lind Steps Down as General Counsel of PenFed Credit Union (May 21, 2026)
• William Heyer Named EVP, General Counsel of PenFed Credit Union (May 21, 2026)
• Shana Thomas Named Chief Compliance Officer of Hilco Global (May 20, 2026)
• Wendy Cassity Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of XPO (May 20, 2026)

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Source: Business Wire. InhouseBlog summarizes publicly reported general counsel moves and links to the original report.

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